Radiation Dose from Multidetector CT
Computed tomography (CT) is a powerful technique providing precise and confident diagnoses. Close to 65 million CT examinations are performed each year in the United States alone, an astonishing number achieved with an annual double digit growth rate over
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Series Editors Maximilian F. Reiser Hedvig Hricak Michael Knauth
Editorial Board Andy Adam, London Fred Avni, Brussels Richard L. Baron, Chicago Carlo Bartolozzi, Pisa George S. Bisset, Durham A. Mark Davies, Birmingham William P. Dillon, San Francisco D. David Dershaw, New York Sam Sanjiv Gambhir, Stanford Nicolas Grenier, Bordeaux Gertraud Heinz-Peer, Vienna Robert Hermans, Leuven Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Heidelberg Theresa McLoud, Boston Konstantin Nikolaou, Munich Caroline Reinhold, Montreal Donald Resnick, San Diego Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland, Erlangen Stephen Solomon, New York Richard D. White, Columbus
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Denis Tack • Mannudeep K. Kalra Pierre Alain Gevenois Editors
Radiation Dose from Multidetector CT Second Edition Foreword by Maximilian F. Reiser
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Editors Prof. Dr. Denis Tack Department of Radiology Réseau Hospitalier de Médecine Sociale Rue Louis Caty 136 7331 Baudour Belgium
Prof. Dr. Pierre Alain Gevenois Department of Radiology Université libre de Bruxelles Hôspital Erasme Route de Lennik 808 1070 Brussels Belgium
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mannudeep K. Kalra Department of Radiology Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street 02114 Boston MA USA
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ISSN 0942-5373 ISBN 978-3-642-24534-3 ISBN 978-3-642-24535-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-24535-0
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Foreword
The introduction of spiral and multi-detector-row computed tomography has a profound impact on radiological practice. Within one and a half decades we witnessed a breathtaking technological development allowing for high quality imaging data within a very short acquisition time and providing exce
